CROSS-BOOK PROBLEM-SOLVING FILE

Watch what actually happens

Dewey's clients arrive with stories about what is wrong. His recurring move is to compare those stories with what actually happens over time, whether through direct observation, recordings, collaborators, or contextual research.

CASE DEBRIEF

What can observation reveal that a complaint alone cannot?

Use the case maps to compare how this idea changes when the problem belongs to a parent, a teacher, a school system, or a sibling.

Parent Problem Solver CASES →Teacher Problem Solver CASES →Sibling Problem Solver CASES →

CLARA'S INDEX TERMS

Ways into the same drawer.

observationevidencewatch before judgingcritical thinkingcompare claim with evidencestakeout

DEWEY'S METHOD DRAWER →DEBRIEF A CASE →PROBLEM SOLVER TRAINING →